Advertising-sign.



E. R. SMITH.

ADVERTISING SIGN.

@pplic'gtiun sied June 19, 1899.)

(In Iodel.)

UNITED STATESv PATENT OFFICE.

EARL R. SMITH, OF MONMOTH, ILLINOIS.

ADVERTISING-SIGN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 673,035, dated. April 30,l 1901.

Application Elea .Tune 19, 1899.

To all whom it mag/concern:

Be it known that I, EARL R. SMITH, a citi- 'zen of the United States, residing at Monmouth, in the county of Warren and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising-Signs; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference now being had to the accompanying drawings, and the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in signs intended for ad- Vertising purposes, convenient to be attached to fences, buildings, trees, or any other desirable place, and specially adapted to withstand the action of the weather. constructed by pasting a printed sheet of paper onto a piece of wood as a base or background, having a groove, which may be cut 'or pressed into its surface, into which the edge of the paper is pressed below the surface for the purpose of preventing moisture or water from getting into or under the edge of the paper, and then it is coated with glue, size, and varnish to thoroughly protect the sign from the elements, the object being to produce a sign which is durable, neat, and artistic in appearance at a Very small expense4 to manufacture.

My invention relates,further,to the peculiar arrangement of the several parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

I fully illustrate my invention in the following drawings, which, with the figures of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the sign, in which is shown one end of the printed sheet of paper that is not pasted down. Fig. 2 is a cross-section view on the line 1 2' in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3 4: in Fig. 1.

Reference now being had to the drawings by numerals, 1 represents a` thin piece of wood, which may be any size desired, but preferably about four feet long, six inches wide, and three eighths of an inch thick, having the continuous groove 2 cut or pressed into The sign is:

Serial No. 721,163. (No model.)

its face to receive the edge of the paper 3, said groove being everywhere equidistant 'Y from the edge, which distance should be about one-fourth of an inch after the groove is made. Then the piece of wood is given acoat of paint.

3 represents the thin 'sheet of paper, of a size in length and width to extend just over the groove, on which the advertisement is irst printed in a printing-press with type and printers ink, then pasted onto the surface of the wood, and pressed down firmly and smooth by passing between two rollers. Then the edge of the paper is crimped or pressed down into the groove 2 to retain the edge of the paper below the surface of the wood, so that when exposed water will not aect or loosen the edge of the paper, which would cause it to curl up and peel off. Then after the paper is pasted onto the wood it is given a coat of sizing, made of glue and water, to set the color in the paper and make the Varnish stand out. Then when dry to complete the sign it receives a coat of good varnish to protect it from the elements, makin gan improvement over other methods of constructing stencil or pasteboard signs now in use.

I am aware that drawing-boards have been constructed with grooves to receive `the edge of a piece of drawing-paper; but I am not aware that advertising-signs have been constructed as herein described, and shown in the accompanying drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent', is-

The herein described sign, comprising a Y base or backing having a continuous groove or depression in its face, and provided with a coat of paint, a sheet of material bearing advertising matter which is permanently pasted down flat on said base or backing and has its edge pressed'or bent down into the groove and against the wall thereof, a coat of sizing applied to the sheet after it is affixed to the base, and a coat of varnish applied over the coat of sizing, for the purpose set forth. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EARL R. SMITH.

Witnesses:

J. H. I-IANNA, F. B. KENDALL. 

